Getting ready to celebrate Halloween? Make sure it doesn’t turn out to be a frightful night for pets, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development advises.

“Considering the needs of our animals is important when making plans for Halloween to ensure they won’t have any unpleasant scares or additional stress,” State Veterinarian Dr. Nora Wineland said in a news release. “From keeping them away from the candy bowl to ensuring they have up-to-date identification, there are many precautions owners can take to keep their animals safe this Halloween.”

MDARD offers these tips —

— Unsafe eats: Give Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters — not your animals. Unfortunately, animals cannot enjoy all of the same treats and food we do. Be sure to keep candy or other sweets containing cho

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